Phrygian Riff Progression in D Phrygian for Ukulele

The D Phrygian scale on ukulele: the Phrygian Riff progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D Eb F G A Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--2---3---5-|
E|--2---3---5-|
C|--3---5---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`2 2 1 0`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 8`
I	Dm	D F A	`10 9 5 5`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 1`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 6`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 7 3 6`
II	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 7 6 6`
III	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
III	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
III	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
III	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 6 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`7 7 6 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 3 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`12 10 10 10`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 x x`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 0`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 5 3`
V	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 3`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`3 5 6 5`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`7 5 6 5`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`10 10 10 8`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
VII	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm – Eb – Dm – Dm

A|0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0---|1-------1---5---1-------1---5---1-------1---5---1-------1---5---|
E|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
C|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

A|0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0---|0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0---|
E|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 2 3 1`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 1`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 1`
II	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 x`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 0`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
III	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 0 3 0`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 0`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 3`
V	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`2 0 3 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 2 1 1`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 2 1 x`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 1`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 3`
VII	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Dm7

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
E|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|3---1---5-----------3---1---5-----------3---1---5-----------3---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
E|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
I	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
II	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`2 0 3 x`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 3 0`
III	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 1 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 2 1 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 2 1 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 2 1 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 2 1 x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`2 0 3 1`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 0`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
V	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 0 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 1 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 1 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 1`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 3`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 x`
VII	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 3`

Phrygian Riff (i–♭II–i–i)

Chords: Dm7b9 – Ebmaj9 – Dm7b9 – Dm7b9

A|0-------1---5---0-------1---5---0-------1---5---0-------1---5---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
E|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|0-------1---5---0-------1---5---0-------1---5---0-------1---5---|0-------1---5---0-------1---5---0-------1---5---0-------1---5---|
E|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|
C|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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